# What is your brew? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752 "2004-10-05T23:01:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/1 "2004-10-05T23:01:49Z")
I am not a beer drinker by nature, but whilst in Germany I found a beer that didn’t make me want to spit it right back out: **Astra** [Beer](http://www.astra-bier.de/wasdagegen/flash.html) It is a Urtyp, which is a style of beer, like pilsner, I was told ( through much hand language, nodding and “Oh Yeah?” “Ja.”) ---
**Author:** ![Elvez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8491ac/32.png) [@Elvez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elvez)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/2 "2004-10-05T23:23:28Z")
Being on the US west coast, I drink Deschutes Mirror Pond, and Anderson Valley Boont Amber and Boonsville Oatmeal Stout. And PBR. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/3 "2004-10-05T23:28:11Z")
Lately I’ve been a big fan of [Leffe](http://www.leffe.be/). ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/4 "2004-10-05T23:59:46Z")
Well, my long time favorite is [Full Sail Pale Ale](http://www.fullsailbrewing.com/brews.cfm). It has the perfect balance of hoppiness and maltiness… I also like Anchor Steam, Bass Ale, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Franziskaner Hefe-Weisen, various Scottish Ales, and a few others. Alaska Amber ale… Steelhead Pale Ale… And there’s also Delerium Tremens Ale, but only because of the name. It’s a bit malty for my taste, but it is rather high in alcohol. If you aren’t sure about most beers, try a lambic. It’s usually fruit-flavored, very sweet, and about as potent as wine. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/5 "2004-10-06T00:10:41Z")
Well, I just got back from the grocery store, where I purchased a six-pack each of: **Guinness Draught** , **Sam Adams Light** , and **Stella Artois**. This is because I already have a case of **Sierra Nevada Pale Ale** in the fridge! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pyrrthon1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@pyrrthon1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pyrrthon1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/6 "2004-10-06T00:12:38Z")
[Chimay. Made by Trappist monks in Belgium!](http://www.chimay.be/) ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/7 "2004-10-06T00:12:45Z")
My go-to beer is [Shiner Bock](http://www.shiner.com/). I also like Bohemia, Pacifico Clara, and Bass. ---
**Author:** ![JayElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@JayElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayElle)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/8 "2004-10-06T00:14:51Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Well, I just got back from the grocery store, where I purchased a six-pack each of: **Guinness Draught** , **Sam Adams Light** , and **Stella Artois**. This is because I already have a case of **Sierra Nevada Pale Ale** in the fridge! 😃 Party at **silenus’** house! Whooo!!! ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/9 "2004-10-06T00:18:12Z")
Homebrewed beer. My favorites to make are wheat beers of different kinds (especially Belgian-style witbeer) and brown ales. If I’m drinking commercially-produced beer, I usually look for something from Goose Island, New Glarus, Flying Dog, Unibroue, Hacker-Pschorr, or for a Belgian beer to try. ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/10 "2004-10-06T00:40:15Z")
I’m partial to anything from the [New Glarus Brewing Company](http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/beers.html) . They’re local, fresh, and have great variety. In fact, I’m enjoying a nice Staghorn Octoberfest right now as I type this. My favorite is their [Uff-da Bock.](http://www.newglarusbrewing.com/beers/uffda.html) Mmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![shamrock227](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@shamrock227](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shamrock227)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/11 "2004-10-06T00:58:50Z")
I’m not really a beer drinker but when I do it’s Guinness. ---
**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/12 "2004-10-06T01:06:06Z")
these days it’s St Pauli or Becks and always a 4 pack of Guiness pub drafts in the fridge. Occasionally a Degroens pils in the summer or a Fordham helles. In the winter I like to go for darker more full bodied beers like Hacker Pschorr Octoberfest, Bass or (my favorite) Sierra Nevada Bigfoot barleywine on a really cold day. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/13 "2004-10-06T01:10:09Z")
I’m a Full Spectrum BeerSlut™, I’ll drink really light beer in the spring and summer and darker heavier beer in the fall to winter. My salvation was the Beer fridge kit I got for Xmas last year…followed by the realization that the local microbrewery sells their beer in 5 gallon kegs for $35. That’s by far the cheapest beer I can get of any quality and the stuff rocks. They usually have 7 varieties or so on hand at any point in time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/14 "2004-10-06T03:04:49Z")
The current Beer of the Moment is **Sierra Nevada Porter**. **Brooklyn Oktoberfest** was quite good on tap this weekend, and **Magic Hat No. 9** is a nice, light apricot ale that I do enjoy occasionally despite my distaste for nice, light ales. **Unibroue Quelque’chose** is orgasmic at 170 degrees F. It’s a slightly spicy cherry beer that I adore. ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/15 "2004-10-06T03:34:07Z")
\*\*Old Milwaukee Negra Modelo Samuel Adams Lager Guinness Draught Stout\*\* - usually in a black-and-tan **Anchor Steam** - when I can find it **Budweiser** ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/16 "2004-10-06T04:23:19Z")
**Bell’s Oberon** [Bell’s Brewery](http://www.bellsbeer.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/17 "2004-10-06T15:26:08Z")
Badger’s [Tanglefoot](http://www.tanglefoot.co.uk/). It’s Deceptively Drinkable[sup]TM[/sup]. Having said that, I did have a couple of pints of Greene King IPA at lunchtime, which also slips down a treat. Now got to try and concentrate on work :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Jamlad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@Jamlad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamlad)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/18 "2004-10-06T15:45:46Z")
When I was in Prague I enjoyed a beer called [Staropramen](http://www.staropramen.com/english/index.html) I can now buy it at the liquor stores in my area…Very tasty Bavarian Pilsner. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/19 "2004-10-06T16:28:29Z")
The best beer in the world is [Brand Bier](http://www.brand.nl/) from my own region of The Netherlands. Sadly it doesn’t get exported (except by me) and can even be tricky to find in other parts of Holland. This is also why the websit is in Dutch only. 🙂 Here in Ireland I drink Guinness. I was over in the States for the first time recently and was dreading the beer situation as all we get in Europe is dreadful Budweiser. Is it that bad in the States as well, or is it only the exported stuff only that’s vile? I was pleasantly surpised by Sam Adams which was really most drinkable. ---
**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752/20 "2004-10-06T16:33:37Z")
I tend to go to extremes. I like lightweight beers, very chilled, like Rolling Rock. Or I drink Guinness, not so chilled. The in-between stuff, like Bass Ale or whatever, doesn’t do much. However, I did go on a brewery tour with my motorcycle club (sounds bad, I know, but we didn’t drink during the ride, I swear) to a brewery in upstate New York called, if I remember right, Ommegang, and they made several Belgian-style beers. I remember being pleasantly surprised by their products (I bought a sampler six-pack to take home). Quite tasty. And I was also surprised, after consuming their products, by the alcohol content. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-brew/267752.md?page=2)